PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between ZyD XV (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dragic Moniko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dragic Moniko will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

XV
vs
Moniko

187 cm
25
195 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

178 cm
25
185 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
Decent elbows
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, ZyD XV!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Dragic Moniko!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Paul Gruel and Ryoma Takatsuka.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
XV uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Moniko.
XV showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Moniko.
Moniko circles away from the clinch attempt.
The fight stays on the outside here - XV looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A punch combination from Moniko misses.
Moniko swings for the body but XV moves out of range.
XV uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Moniko.
Moniko avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
XV tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
XV wants to clinch up but Moniko keeps it at a distance.

XV gets in close and instigates a clinch.
XV is working Moniko over against the cage.
XV prevents Moniko from breaking the clinch.
Moniko is trying to push XV away but XV has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
XV can't find room to land a body shot as Moniko controls the action.
XV lands a right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Moniko is trying to force a seperation but XV has the dominant position.
Moniko wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A bit of stalling here from XV.
XV seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
XV gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
XV lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Moniko takes an elbow to the forehead.
The referee calls for XV to work.
Moniko is trying to push XV away but XV has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
XV tries to land a knee to the head but Moniko blocks with his arms.
The referee calls for XV to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moniko looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
XV is pushing Moniko up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by ZyD XV.
XV is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
XV tries to clinch but Moniko is having none of it.
XV fails with an attempt to clinch.
Moniko swats away the attempt to clinch by XV.
XV blocks a jab.
A nice combination there by Moniko.
XV fails with an attempt to clinch.
Moniko misses with a two punch combination.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Moniko lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but XV circles away quickly and effectively.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
XV tries to clinch but Moniko moves out of range.
A slow jab from Moniko misses its intended target.
Moniko misses with the combination.
Moniko circles away from the clinch attempt.
Moniko swinging wildly here.
XV keeps the fight on the outside.
XV throws a series of punches but Moniko moves out of range.
Moniko throws a left and a right that both miss
and XV cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
XV lands with a right hand.
Moniko circles away from the clinch attempt.
XV's jab looks to have found its range, popping Moniko under the eye.
A telegraphed right hand from Moniko misses the target.
XV lands a nice shot that snaps Moniko's head back.
XV doesn't manage to clinch there - Moniko circles away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
XV wants to clinch.
XV tries to clinch up.
Moniko throws a right hand that XV ducks under and follows up with a left that XV also avoids with ease.
A big right from Moniko misses.

XV moves into range and clinches up with Moniko.
XV taking a breather.
Moniko is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Moniko tries to break the clinch but XV is controlling the position.
XV prevents Moniko from breaking the clinch.
XV leaning his opponent against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

ZyD XV dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Moniko takes a swing at XV's ribcage but misses.
Moniko lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
XV steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Moniko.
XV fails with an attempt to clinch.
Moniko circles away from the clinch attempt.
Dragic Moniko seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Moniko lands with a straight right. XV didn't see that one coming.
Dragic Moniko is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

XV moves into the clinch successfully.
XV has Moniko pressed against the cage, preventing Moniko from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
XV has Moniko pressed against the cage.
XV throws an elbow that misses.
Moniko working hard to break the clinch.
Nice elbow from XV.

That's one minute gone in the round.
XV prevents Moniko from breaking the clinch.
XV misses with a hook from the clinch.
Moniko wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
XV lands a damaging elbow.
XV lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Moniko is trying to force a seperation but XV has the dominant position.
Moniko is looking to break free of the clinch but XV has double underhooks.
Moniko is trying to break the clinch but XV has him pressed against the cage.
XV misses with a hook from the clinch.
XV misses with the head strike.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
XV lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Moniko is trying to break free.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
XV prevents Moniko from breaking the clinch.
Moniko can't break the clinch.
XV stalling against the cage.
Moniko is trying to push XV away but XV has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
XV misses with a punch on the inside.
Moniko wants to break the clinch but can't.
A nice glancing elbow lands by XV.
XV lands a damaging elbow.
XV is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Moniko is defending well for now.
Moniko can't break the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Moniko's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Moniko is trying to force a seperation but XV has the dominant position.
Moniko working hard to break the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moniko avoiding damage as XV throws knees to the body.
Moniko has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Moniko wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as XV takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, XV creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Moniko tries to break free but XV pushes him back against the cage.
Moniko has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Moniko looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
XV gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

It looks like Dragic Moniko has been cut.
ZyD XV has scored more points in the clinch so far.
XV content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Moniko avoiding damage as XV throws knees to the body.
Moniko blocks an elbow strike from XV.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
XV keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Moniko's efforts to push away.
A nice glancing elbow lands by XV.
Moniko tries to break the clinch but XV is controlling the position.
Moniko tries to break the clinch but XV is controlling the position.
XV lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Moniko is looking to break free of the clinch but XV has double underhooks.
XV taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Moniko wants to break free but XV has control.
XV misses with an elbow over the top.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Moniko is trying to force a seperation but XV has the dominant position.
XV keeps control of Moniko as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from XV.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Dragic Moniko will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Dragic Moniko's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Sloppy strikes from Moniko. Those never looked like landing.

XV takes the fight into the clinch.
Moniko wants to break the clinch but can't.
XV is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Moniko is keeping busy.
XV keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Moniko's efforts to push away.
Moniko is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Moniko is looking to break free of the clinch but XV has double underhooks.
Moniko swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Moniko has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A frustrated look appears on Moniko's face as he tries to break the clinch.
XV stalling in the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Moniko wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
XV will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Moniko up against the cage.
XV lands a nice elbow.
Moniko can't break the clinch.
XV scores a nice knee to the body.
Moniko tries to circle away but XV has him pinned against the cage.
XV slows down the pace here.
Moniko wants to get back to striking at distance but XV won't allow it.
XV has Moniko pressed against the cage, preventing Moniko from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
XV dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moniko is looking to break free of the clinch but XV has double underhooks.
XV will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Moniko up against the cage.
XV creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Moniko tries to break the clinch but XV is controlling the position.
Moniko is trying to break the clinch but XV is controlling him.
Moniko can't break the clinch.
Moniko wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but XV has him pressed against the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by XV.
Moniko is trying to push XV away but XV has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Moniko avoiding damage as XV throws knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
XV lands a shoulder strike.
Moniko avoids the elbow strike from XV, against the cage.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from XV.
Moniko is trying to break free.
XV missing with knees to the body.
XV crunches a lovely knee into Moniko's ribcage.
XV swings wildly with an uppercut but Moniko uses good head movement to avoid it.
Moniko is trying to push XV away but XV has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
XV keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Moniko's efforts to push away.
XV tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
XV creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Moniko's defenses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice glancing elbow lands by XV.
Moniko is trying to break free.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as XV takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Moniko tries to break the clinch but XV is controlling the position.
XV lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
XV doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
XV pressing his opponent against the cage.
Moniko tries to break free but XV pushes him back against the cage.

And that's the end of the fight!
ZyD XV showed his dominance in that final round.
I think XV has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight for ZyD XV!
Judge Paul Gruel scores the fight for ZyD XV!
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight for ZyD XV!

ZyD XV wins by unanimous decision!